Sequencer and Shared containers

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VasanthRM
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Sequencer and Shared containers

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Could any one please let me know what are these used for in datastage

Sequencer jobs and
shared containers.

We have used server jobs in out projects, but not these.
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A job sequence (not a sequencer, which is an activity within a job sequence) is a GUI for creating a job control routine. It allows routines and external commands to be part of the execution sequence.

A shared container is a subset of a job design that can be used in more than one job as a re-usable component. For example you might create a shared container that accepts error information (code and text) and inserts a row into an error-recording table, enriching it with job name, date/time, etc.
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